Publication: Estrés postraumático, depresión y ansiedad a largo plazo en víctimas de atentados terroristas
Loading...
Files
Official URL
Full text at PDC
Publication Date
2016-02-23
Authors
Advisors (or tutors)
Editors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Citations
Exportar
Abstract
El terrorismo se sitúa como uno de los principales problemas a abordar para la sociedad en la actualidad. Con la ocurrencia de ataques terroristas de carácter masivo, la investigación científica de las consecuencias psicológicas de vivir un atentado terrorista se incrementó de forma considerable. Aunque los datos apuntan a la aparición de síntomas y trastornos de estrés postraumático, ansiedad y depresión tras el atentado, tanto en el corto como en el medio y largo plazo, así como de otros comportamientos derivados como el consumo de sustancias o el riesgo de suicidio, resulta difícil extraer conclusiones al respecto si atendemos a otros factores que puedan estar en juego como el nivel de exposición al atentado o el tiempo transcurrido desde el ataque ya que, por ejemplo, no se conocen las consecuencias psicopatológicas a muy largo plazo, tras 5, 10, 20 años o más después de los atentados. Objetivos Ante esta situación de incertidumbre, la presente tesis doctoral plantea como objetivo general determinar las consecuencias psicopatológicas de sufrir un atentado terrorista varias décadas después de acontecer. De manera más específica, este trabajo trata de establecer: (1) la prevalencia a muy largo plazo de casos probables de trastorno por estrés postraumático, trastorno depresivo y trastorno de ansiedad en víctimas directas de atentados terroristas, y (2) delimitar si existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la prevalencia de dichos trastornos en función de grupos de víctimas delimitados por su exposición o relación con el atentado (heridos, familiares de fallecidos y familiares de heridos) según diferentes criterios para definir un caso probable de trastorno psicológico.
Nowadays, terrorism is one of the most important problems to deal with. Owing to the ocurrence of different massive terrorist attacks all over the world the number of studies about psychological consequences after a terrorist attack has considerably increased. Although scientific information suggest that, at short, mid and long-term after a terrorist attack, a notable percentage of its victims will show posttraumatic stress, anxiety and depression, as well as other relating symptoms such as substance use or suicide risk, it could be difficult to draw conclusions about the extent of those psychopathological consequences since it is needed to take into account some other variables involved such as the trauma exposure level (or the relationship of victims with the terrorist attack) or the time elapsed since the attack happened. In this line, for example, the true magnitude of the consequences at the long term (e. g., 5, 10 or 20 years after the terrorist attack) is unknown. Aims In light of the uncertain situation, the present doctoral thesis contemplates the main objective of delimiting the psychopatological consequences of a terrorist attack several years after the event. Specifically, this work try: (1) to determine the very-longterm prevalence of probable cases of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive disorder and anxiety disorder in direct victims of terrorist attacks, and (2) to delimite if there are any statistically significant difference in the very-long-term prevalences of those disorders among different victim groups defined by their relation or exposition to terrorsit attacks (injured people, and relatives of deceased or injured victims) according to different criteria for defining a probable case.
Nowadays, terrorism is one of the most important problems to deal with. Owing to the ocurrence of different massive terrorist attacks all over the world the number of studies about psychological consequences after a terrorist attack has considerably increased. Although scientific information suggest that, at short, mid and long-term after a terrorist attack, a notable percentage of its victims will show posttraumatic stress, anxiety and depression, as well as other relating symptoms such as substance use or suicide risk, it could be difficult to draw conclusions about the extent of those psychopathological consequences since it is needed to take into account some other variables involved such as the trauma exposure level (or the relationship of victims with the terrorist attack) or the time elapsed since the attack happened. In this line, for example, the true magnitude of the consequences at the long term (e. g., 5, 10 or 20 years after the terrorist attack) is unknown. Aims In light of the uncertain situation, the present doctoral thesis contemplates the main objective of delimiting the psychopatological consequences of a terrorist attack several years after the event. Specifically, this work try: (1) to determine the very-longterm prevalence of probable cases of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive disorder and anxiety disorder in direct victims of terrorist attacks, and (2) to delimite if there are any statistically significant difference in the very-long-term prevalences of those disorders among different victim groups defined by their relation or exposition to terrorsit attacks (injured people, and relatives of deceased or injured victims) according to different criteria for defining a probable case.
Description
Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Psicología, leída el 12-01-2016